SE3's Commitment to Racial Justice

On June 12th, SEAONC SE3 sent an email to its distribution list to confirm its continued commitment to stand and fight in solidarity with the Black community and the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this message, the committee shared its pledge to take specific actions in the 2020-2021 SEAONC year related to research, organized programming for local universities, roundtable discussion with firm leaders and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consultants, and a commitment to give Black members of our profession a platform at SE3 events. 

This pledge followed with a "Call-to-Action" to all firms and individuals to contribute to creating a more equitable structural engineering industry. 

Each one of us has power—some more than others (firm leaders, committee leaders, community leaders). Each one of us has a voice—some louder or more listened to than others. In this time, reflect on spaces where you have power or privilege. Educate yourselves, speak up, donate, self-reflect, recommit, and repeat. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and SE3 will be here for you to help along the way.

The committee has recommended specific action items for firms and individuals, and made them available to the community on this website. To read the full statement and to download some resources on this topic, please visit this page of our website.